Coach James Kwesi Appiah responds to rumours linking him to Asante Kotoko

Coach Kwasi Appiah has refused to entertain rumours linking him to Asante Kotoko as head coach.

The former Black Stars coach has been linked with the vacant full-time position at Asante Kotoko following Coach Seydou Zerbo’s exit.

The Porcupine Warriors parted ways with their gaffer after last weekend’s 2-0 defeat to Medeama in Kumasi and rumours suggest Kwesi Appiah could replace the Burkinabé tactician in the Ashanti capital.

But the 62-year-old tactician has denied being approached by the management of the reigning Ghanaian champions for their coaching job.

When asked if anyone had been in contact with him over a move to coach his former club, Kwesi Appiah said: “No. Nobody has approached or contacted me for the job,” the ex-Black Stars manager told Ghanasportspage.com.

Kwesi Appiah won ten titles during ten years with Asante Kotoko during his playing career.

Between 1992 and 1995 Appiah served as the assistant coach for his former club Asante Kotoko including deputizing under Malik Jabir. He was subsequently promoted to serve in the role of head coach from 1995 to 1996. He served as a coach as part of the technical team of Fred Osam-Duodu when he served as Head coach of the Ghana national team from 2000 to 2001.